RESEARCH IN INTENSIVE-CARE NURSING

The results of a questionnaire study about intensive care nursing in F inland indicate that the chief problems in intensive care nursing are concerned with staff coping resources, quality development and patient experiences. Questions on staff stress and coping have been researche d quite extensively. Earlier studies have described intensive care nur sing as highly stressful and pointed to numerous problems related to c oping. It is clear that intensive care nursing warrants closer attenti on in research.